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Construction management grad Chris Edwards, B.S. '11, keeps infrastructure in top shape for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service across the agency's 78.6 million acres of Alaska wilderness.

David Stevenson's latest book, "Warnings Against Myself," is a generous overture into the private world of a thoughtful mountaineer. Stevenson reads from new work July 19 as a part of the CWLA summer reading series.

Bruce Bustamante, B.B.A. '99, has built a career sharing the beauty and benefits of Anchorage, first as a leader in the local tourism industry and now as president of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce.

Most people are thrilled to find one career passion. Amie Sovitski has been lucky enough to find her bliss in three: construction, business and doing nails.

Ever bought 40,000 pounds of chocolate in one shipment? It's all in a day's work for logistics grad Michael Karchere, B.B.A. '06, a purchasing manager for Mauna Loa macadamias. Learn how every can of those sweet sweet souvenirs has a direct connection to UAA.

After interning with Institute of the North, Rachel Koons, B.A. '14, followed her Arctic interests (and Norwegian boyfriend) to Oslo. She's now fluent in Norwegian, employed as a relocation specialist and planning their wedding celebration on two continents later this summer.

United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) named UAA construction management and architectural engineering student Michele Kawahine Danner, 19, to its 2016 Top 25 Under 25 list. Read our Q-and-A with Michele to learn more about what's ahead for her.

Coloring supplies, board games, tiny chairs and a candy machine named Justin Bieber are a few offbeat oddities surrounding Keita Senaga, B.A. '99, M.S.W. '15, as he helps Anchorage's most challenged youth prepare for a life of independence.

Zach Stubbs, A.A.S. Fire Science '06, brought a bit of blue collar to this April's 'Top Forty under 40' awards. As a captain at Alaska's largest fire station, his team responds to an incredibly diverse array of emergencies (and occasionally they stick around to fold the laundry).

As the state's international tourism marketer, Jesse Carlstrom, M.B.A. '12, directs his high energy and love for his home state towards ensuring folks from New Zealand to Japan to Scotland find their way to Alaska.